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Kato: For many years,/utility poles and electrical wires have been a natural part of city
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landscapes. ②If we removed them, I think the new look could feel strangely foreign.
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③A sense of familiarity could be lost.4 It would mean destroying a certain visual image
that people have developed over a long period of time.)
Dennett: I understand your point. Actually, it would be impossible to remove all the
poles in the country at once. ①Little by little, but in a steady and quick manner, we
should work on gaining the understanding of local residents and start the process of
removing the poles. That said, I myself feel absolutely no attachment to utility
poles.
Honda: One big advantage of removing utility poles is (that we can reduce various risks/
in the event of a natural disaster, such as an earthquake.):①DCD In the Great
Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, it is said that rescue work was delayed in many places
because it took a long time for workers to remove the fallen poles.
Dennett: Some critics say that underground wires are unsuitable in Japan/because
there are many earthquakes.). (①③②But according to research done after the Great
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Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in an area that shook at an intensity level of 7/ 10.3% of
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utility wires experienced power failure, whereas the number was only 4.7% for
underground wires.

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単語・熟語
⑩ familiarity
⑩ visual
○ steady
⑩ manner
⑩ attatchment
⑩ rescue
⑩ delay
⑩ unsuitable
⑩ intensity
⑩ failure
⑩ whereas
⑩ little by little
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よく知っ
ていること、熟知
愛着
目に見える、目で見た
一定の、着実な
方法、やり方
着
救助・救出
~を遅らせる
不適当な、不似合いな
強さ、強度
故障、失敗
~であるのに、~に反して
少しずつ、徐々に
● that said,
とはいえ